There were two interviews, neither of which were particularly difficult. Standard questions, but the tension between the two interviews was very noticeable, a sign of things to come. There were no HR people in the interviews which is kind of strange.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Yarra Trams in May 2025
Interview
You get called into an "assessment centre" to do a group interview. The first part of the interview they gather personal documents, once that is done they start with a power point presentation outlining what will happen during the day. The first thing they do is give you 2 minutes to read over and describe what you would do in a particularly stressful situation, you must give a detailed written answer within a short time space.
second comes the quizzes, you are giving a brief video then asked to answer several multiple choice questions
You're then either take for a 1on1 interview where they ask several "Give me a time when you" questions
Finally there is a group activity, it is designed to be high stress to see how you function with multi tasking under pressure.
The entire process takes 3 - 4 hours with most of that time just sitting and waiting to go into your 1 on 1 interview. The group assessment is a particular stand out as a bad experience as the people you are in a group with are going to determine how well you can stand out as a participant... Ultimately the whole process is somewhat dated and not well run so be aware.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Give me a time when you encountered a safety issue in the workplace and how you handled that issue.
I applied online. I interviewed at Yarra Trams in Jul 2023
Interview
The interview was good. They asked questions related to job which seemed easy given that I had worked in a similar role. I got an offer from Yarra trams and the told me they would send the contract. I was waiting for the contract to come through. After 3 days, they called me and said they hired someone internally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About a difficult situation faced with client and how did handle it.